http://mmajunkie.comDave “Pee-Wee” Herman (20-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has been released from his contract with World Victory Road and has signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC.

Sources close to the promotion today informed MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that Herman will debut against Brit Rob Broughton (15-5-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at UFC 131, which is expected to take place June 11 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Herman vs. Broughton is expected to take place on the preliminary card of UFC 131.

Herman most recently appeared overseas this past December at World Victory Road’s “Soul of Fight” and bested Yoshihiro Nakao via decision. That win built on a submission victory over Michal Kita at Bellator 31 this past September.

Herman made his big-show debut in 2008 during a three-fight stint for the now-defunct ProElite organization. After the company’s collapse in late 2008, he signed with Bellator and then made his first trip overseas with a win at “Sengoku: No Ran 2009.” But after a sole win in the tournament-based Bellator promotion, he fought outside the organization on three occasions including another fight in Sengoku.

Herman later said he took the fights because Bellator kept him on the shelf, and this past July he took his grievances with the promotion to the courtroom. The parties nearly went to court before Bellator booked him the fight at Bellator 31. (Kita stepped in to replace former UFC champ Ricco Rodriguez, who withdrew from the bout with an injury.)

Herman had a four-fight contract with World Victory Road in place and owed one fight to the Japanese promotion, but according to a report on MMAFighting.com, his manager Shu Hirata secured his release from the deal when the they weren’t holding an event until April.

Broughton, meanwhile, serves his first fight since a successful debut at UFC 120. The Brit took on fellow newcomer Vinicius Queiroz and earned a third-round submission victory. Queiroz later tested positive for Stanozolol and was released by the promotion.

Still, the win upped the Wolfslair Academy fighter’s win streak to five, and he earned all but one of them by stoppage.